Legal Developments
Issues that affect ministers and churches
| State | Title | Category |
|---|---|---|
 | Pastor's Age Discrimination Claim Against a Denominational Agency Was Barred by the "Ministerial Exception."
| Breach of Contract; Defamation; Judicial Resolution of Church Disputes |
 | Court Not Barred by First Amendment’s Religion Clauses in Donor’s Designated Contribution Claim
| Breach of Contract; Charitable Contributions |
 | State Supreme Court Addresses Pastor's Rescinded Resignation
| Breach of Contract; Clergy - Removal; Judicial Resolution of Church Disputes |
 | Pastor’s Breach of Contract Lawsuit Against Board Members Dismissed by Court
| Breach of Contract; Clergy - Discipline and Removal; Officers, Directors, and Trustees |
 | Removal of Church Board Members
| Breach of Contract; Charters, Constitutions, and Bylaws; Officers, Directors, and Trustees |
| Religious Discrimination
| Breach of Contract |
 | Determing Disability Discrimination
| Breach of Contract; Clergy - Removal |
 | Enforced Moral Codes
| Breach of Contract; Contracts; Employment Practices |
 | Former Teacher Sues School for Breach of Contract
| Breach of Contract; Schools |
 | Termination of Retirement Benefits
| Breach of Contract; Retirement Plans |
 | Are Pledges Legally Enforceable?
| Breach of Contract |
| Child Care Worker, Dismissed for Striking Child, Sues Former Employer
| Breach of Contract; Child Abuse |
Clergy - Part 2
| Breach of Contract; Defamation |
